Miss Ohio International 2009

My year is at an end...

2010-04-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

Well, this will be my last blog as Miss Ohio International 2009! My year has come to and end and there is a new Miss Ohio International 2010! Congrats to her!! Good Luck at nationals!

My year has been an interesting one...as some of you know! ;) My family and friends are a true blessing and I thank God for them everyday! I don't know what I would have done with out them!!

My sister queens, Jessie (Miss Teen International) and Lindsay (Mrs. Ohio International), you ladies are AMAZING!!! I'm so glad I got to know you and became friends, I love you both very much!!! Keep up the great work you both are doing for the world...I know great things are still to come in your future!

Vicki and Andy LeVeck....Thank You for your endless support and encouragement, I don't know how I would have survived nationals with you!!!! I love you very much!!!

Ryan....we have had so many good times and I know there are so many good times to come!!! I truly think pageants are addicting!! :)

Mom...you are great! I have gone through so much this past year and you have been right by my side through it all....THANK YOU!!!! I couldn't ask for a better support system!!! I LOVE YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!

I know God has bigger and better things ahead for me...and I can't wait to experience everything!!! Thank you all for your support and following my blog! :)

Keep watching....I'm just getting started!!!!!!

National American Miss Nationals!

2009-12-07T22:10:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!! I know its been a looong time since I have written, but I have been busy finishing up school with studying for exams and writing 8 page research papers!! ug! But my wonderful mom and I was giving the opportunity to judge the national pageant for National American Miss, the biggest pageant in the world!!!! I am so blessed to be apart of the NAM family!! The age range for the pageant is 4-20 and it's divided into 6 divisions. For more info. about NAM and state pageants, visit http://www.namiss.com/! We were there for 11 days of sunny skies and 78 degrees!! :) I know I know...why did I come back?! lol We went to Disney before we left and it was great!! The little kid came out in me!! Here are some highlight photos!

The amazing Kathleen Mayes, her and her husband Steve are the National Directors.

A fellow judge, the beautiful Jessica Cassidy, Beauties of America America's 30s.

My mom and I after the Thanksgiving Dinner! They even fed us turkey, mashers, and all the fixings!!! :)

It was a great trip with amazing people and friends that I only get to see once a year!! I can't wait to see everyone next summer!!

See you later!! And stay warm...like I'm trying to do!! :) <3

Autisum Walk 2009

2009-10-12T11:02:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon!!! I was in Columbus yesterday...Go Buckeyes!..for the Autism Walk 2009 for my dear friend Key. Her daughter, Ca-Nefer, has autisum. It was a chilly day, but sunny and beautiful! Key is a wonderful person with an amazing family! My mom and brother went down with me to walk for Ca-Nefer! There were thousands of people to support and raise awarness for autisum! Here are some highlights :)

The McKinley family!

May the force be with you! haha

Just a few of the thousands that were at the walk!

It was a great day for a great cause!! :) I was so happy to be apart of walk! :)

Keep smiling!!!

American Diabete Association's: Step Out

2009-10-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll!! Sunday morning I was up bright and early to help out at the Step Out fundraiser at UTMC (Univeristy of Toledo Medical College). It was a cold Sunday morning and I had to be there at 7am!! I helped pass out tshirts if they walkers/runners rised $125. Let me tell you..we were down to only a few tshirts when registration closed...which is AWESOME!!! :) They even had a dog contest.

yes..I do work! haha

The doctor (on my left) is the head of the diabetes research at UTMC.

I had a great time at the walk and made some amazing connections!! :) I'll be in Columbus this Sunday for the Autism walk! :) Have a great week!

Rouche De Bouf

2009-09-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon! I was asked to be in the Rouche De Bouf parade in Waterville, Ohio this past Saturday! I even got to set up a tent to tell people and educate others about the JDRF!!! I was so excited to receive donations too! It was a great festival with a bunch of food vendors, play stuff for the kids, and arts & crafty stuff! :) I misted a little bit, but other then that it was a awesome day!

This awesome 2010 Ford Mustang was my ride!! I wanted to take it home with me! :) And..yes that is a fire truck behind me and every time they would put the siren on or blow the horn it was scare me! haha Did I mention this car was AWESOME!!! haha

I'll be in Columbus for the Autism Walk and Toledo for the American Diabetes Association Walk...keep on checking in! :)

Happy Monday!!

Catan Fashions Fundraiser

2009-09-28T09:04:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! I got to put my modeling shoes on!! :) I was asked to be in the Catan Fashions Fundraiser Fashion Show to help raise money for Syliva Jenson. She runs the Miss Greater Cleveland and Miss Cuyahoga County Scholarship pageant, both prelims to Miss Ohio America! I was fortunate to model some BEAUTIFUL Tony Bowls gowns! :) I had to much fun with all the girl! Miss Ohio was there...and she has a gorgeous singing voice! She will make us proud at Miss America!!!

Being a greeter with Heather.

Being introduced after the show was over.

Katie, our neighbor came too!

I had a great time and I'm glad I was invited to join the rest of the ladies that day for a great cause!! :)

Keep Smiling!! :)

JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes 09

2009-09-12T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!!! I had an AMAZING morning today. I volunteered and even got to help with the ribbon cutting at the 2009 JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes!!! It was great to see so many support systems for the kids who live with Type 1 diabetes!! I know we will find a cure one day...and I know it's close!! :) I have a lot of pics from today, so here are some of the high lights...

K-100's Amy Davis was there and she interviewed me.

13 ABC's Diane Larson. She has been involved with the JDRF for the past 6 years!

Dr. Watkins, Me, and Diane Larson cutting the ribbon to get the walk started!

It was such and honor to be apart of this great event! I feel so blessed to have been apart of this great day! :)

Enjoy the BEAUTIFUL day!! :)

Aaron's Customer Appreciation Day

2009-09-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

Hey!! I was asked to an autograph signing at Aaron's on Saturday Aug. 29. My brother works there and they thought it would cool if I was there for a couple of hours to hang out and talk with costumers. I make two little girls day...as they walked away they said "this is so cool. we have never met or seen anyone like you before!" That made feel SUPER special!! :)

This is me and my brother! One of my biggest fans and supporters! I don't know what I would do with out him! :)

This is me with and Brad (left) and Rob (right). They are two of the managers at Aaron's. They treated me like family and even bought me lunch! You all know this girl loves to eat!! :)

I have a few things going on this weekend. On Sept. 12th, the JDRF Walk To Cure Diabetes is at Ottawa Park here in Toledo! If you want to walk to have to register at www.jdrf.org or you can always make a donation!! And then Sunday Sept. 13th, I'll be in Cincinnati for the SPCA event!!

Talk to you soon! Have a great day! :)

Miss Black Ohio USA

2009-08-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!!! I had the honor and privilege to be the judges chairperson for the Miss Black Ohio USA and Miss Black Ohio USA Talented Teen pageant on Sunday, Aug. 15!! I have always judged before, but to be the chairperson was such an honor...I had the chance to pass on my knowledge to the other judges about judging and some tips on how to score. :) The ladies competed in talent, on-stage question, on-stage platform statement, fitness, and the elegant evening wear. They all looked so beautiful and all the ladies did a wonderful job! It was great to see their progress from the time I taught the walking/posing class a few months ago, until now when they graced the stage! I'm so proud that they took what I said and applied it!! Sorry I don't have any pictures, but if you want to compete next year or check out the ladies from this year you can go to:

http://www.missblackohiousa.org/

Hope your having a wonderful summer and Good Luck in school this year!! Talk to you soon!! :) xoxo

Miss N. Royalton Pageant

2009-08-13T08:36:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone!!! I had the honor of being 1 of 5 judges for the Miss North Royalton pageant. They had 5 divisions: Little Prince (boys 5-7), Little Miss (girls 7-9), Sweetheart (girls 10-12), Princess (girl 13-16), and Miss (girls 17-21). They did panel style interviews, and on stage question, and a walk. They all did a GREAT job and looked so beautiful!!! We got treated to a wonderful dinner before the final show. Thank you Sylvia Jensen for letting me be apart of something so special! They had a couple of guest performers. Miss Cuyahoga County 2009-2010: Meggie Wittman and Miss Greater Cleveland 2009-2010: Ashley Worholic. Both of the ladies will be competing for the title of Miss Ohio America 2010 next June!!

This is Mrs. Jensen with myself, Ashely, and Meggie. Myself with two of the nicest ladies, and fellow judges: Lynda and Louisa :)

I had a great time yesterday!! I'll be at the Miss Black Ohio USA pageant on Sunday! Check back later for pictures!!

See ya soon!! :) xoxo

I'm back in action!

2009-08-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I had the honor of being the emcee for the Little Miss, Jr. Miss, and Miss Baltimore pageant yesterday evening! All the girls did a great job on stage and in their personal interviews!! Not to mention...they all looked so beautiful!! Thank you for choosing me to be a part of something so great!!! Pictures coming soon!! :)

On the way home...

2009-07-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Hey! Steph, Jack and I had a fun ride home! We ate breakfast with mom and Mike and then beat them home by about 45 mins...don't know how that happened...I guess we drove alot faster then mom did! haha I picked up some reading material at one of the rest stops and Steph and I both agreed we are going back to Indiana next year for the Pirogi festival! haha We also found some really great vaca spots! :)

Check back soon!! Love you all!! :) xoxo

Saturday..Finals!!

2009-07-28T09:20:00.001-07:00

Saturday night was finals! They combined the Miss and Teens...so we got to practice all together and hang out with the teens, we haven't seen them all week, so it was awesome to hang out for a few hours! We had a combined rehearsals...all day Friday! We had to practice in the lobby of the theater because the power went out the night before because of a thunder storm and they were working on the getting it back on since 4:30am! Good thing the power didn't go out in the hotel!! Since the power went out, we got a chance to sit down and talk about why we were in pageants and hear other girls stories...and that was awesome!! I called it the "sister circle"! :)

Finals went great for Jessica (Teen Ohio Int'l) she was crowned Miss Teen International 2009! I didn't make Top 10, but I feel I did great and I wouldn't go back and change anything I did! I made some great friends that I will be visiting soon!!! :)

Some of the White dresses! :)

I just want to say Thank You to ALL of my supporters!!! I love each and everyone of you!! THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!! xoxoxo

Check back for updates with apperances and the JDRF walk!!!! :) xoxo

Pageant Day 5-Prelims!

2009-07-28T09:02:00.001-07:00

I know it's a few days late...but here is what happened on Friday! On Friday we had a long day of rehearsals and then it was Prelims night!! I was so excited to see everyone's dresses and fun fashion...I know I was excited to share mine!! :) They also gave out a few prelim awards. The photogenic award went to Miss Southeast, Erin Golden and the Congeniality award was a tie between Jordyn Colao and Ashely Herron...both very deserving ladies!!! :) Also, my brother Mike and our good friend Cassie showed up today to go and support me during prelims!

Have a Great day!! :) xoxo

Home after a long week...

2009-07-26T21:11:00.001-07:00

Good evening everyone!! Yes..I am still awake, can't sleep, the time change hasn't caught up with me yet! haha I will post pictures from Friday night prelims and Saturday night finals tomorrow...when I get unpacked.

Good Night! :) xoxo

Day #4...2 more to go!

2009-07-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

Hello! It's the end of day 4, we had interviews and rehearsals today and let me tell you...it was a long day! lol Interviews went very well and I am happy that I got to talk and share about my platform, JDRF and ADA! The Teen prelims were tonight...and Jessica did AWESOME!! All the Teens did a great job!! Tomorrow is a long day of practices then prelims!! yay!! :)

Check back tomorrow night! Sweet Dreams! :) xoxo

End of day #3

2009-07-22T18:19:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone!! It's the end of day 3 and today we went to the library to donate a book to the childerns section and take a tour...I have never seen a cooler library!! It was alot of fun and very educational!! Then for 5 hours we had rehersal! Today we learned our opening number dance and our formations for the on-stage competitions (formal wear, fun fashion, and fitness). Then we all got together and had dinner! It was great to share todays stories! We always have a great time! Tomorrow is the interview...the very first and most important part of competition! :)

Alot more to come tomorrow!!! :) xoxo

Group Photo and Dinner

2009-07-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

Hi! It's about time for me to go to bed, but I wanted to post a couple pictures from dinner tonight! It was a blast hanging out with the girls and talking about everything before our long days coming up! Tomorrow we get to read to the kids at the Library and then it will be 5 hrs. of practice!! I also recieved beautiful flowers from Courney...a girl that I have coached! Thank you so much!! They made my day!! :)

More to come tomorrow! :) xoxo

Day #2-Afternoon

2009-07-21T14:10:00.001-07:00

Hello! Well it's the end of the afternoon of day #2! We now have a break, then its dinner and our offical group photo tonight! We went to the Boys and Girls Club and made glittery crowns and played games with the kids! It was so much fun and the kids were a blast to hang out with! It was sad to leave and see their faces through the window.

After the Boys and Girls Club we were off to Navy Pier! We had lunch there, then had about an hour to walk around...and I went to see the Clidstale horses were there! (I know your saying 'of course she would go to the horses' lol)

Then...we took the most AMAZING ride I have ever been on....we went on a Seadog Speedboat Ride....all I have to say is...AWESOME!!!!! I had so much fun....I want to go back and do it again!!! :)

Before the boat ride...

and....After the boad ride! :)

It was a BLAST!! Now I get a small break then I'm off for the group picture!! Check back later!

See ya soon! :) xoxo

Day 1 at Miss International

2009-07-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! It's the end of day one and orientation went great! All the girls are beautiful and so nice...I'm looking forward to hanging out with them this week. :) Tomorrow we are off to the Boys and Girls Club, Navy Pier, and then the Seadog Speed Boat Ride!! Then tomorrow night we have our offical group photo and dinner!

More good stuff to come!! :) xoxo

The Windy City! (imagin 'windy' in italics)

2009-07-20T16:17:00.000-07:00

Hello!! I am finally here!! Traffic isn't something I'm used to back home and it took us awhile to get through Chicago....I wish I had the ability to fly!! haha It's all good now! We are here and unpacked...it took me longer to unpack then it did to pack, not to mention I'm organized and very proud of myself! :) The gifts are done and now I have to get ready for orientation at 8 pm!! I met Miss New York, Stephanie Mattera, and she is super nice!! I can't wait to meet the rest of the girls later on tonight!

See ya soon! :) xoxo

I leave in the morning!!

2009-07-19T22:27:00.001-07:00

It's finally here!! I leave in the morning!! I can't wait to meet all the girl face to face!!! :) I should be getting some sleep, but I'm so excited to sleep...kind of like that kid in the Disney World commercial! haha All my clothes and shoes are packed!! :) I just have to load up the car tomorrow morning and we go! I'm glad my mom is going with me. I will have someone to talk to and get the nervous out with (I tend to talk alot when I get a little nervous lol)

Well...Good Night for now! And keep checking back!! :) xoxo

20 hours...

2009-07-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

Hey~ That's right! I'll be on my way to Chicago in 20 hours!! I can't believe it is already here!! I have done alot since my crowning on May 17th!! :) I *finally* have all of my clothes together..now it's down to packing the odds and ends...like hair dryers, brushes, the important stuff!! My gifts for the ladies are almost done and I'll finish those up tonight...then its packing the sportage and off I go to the Windy City!!! SUPER excited!!!! :)

I'll post pictures and keep everyone updated, so make sure you follow me and check often!! :) xoxo

It's Friday!!

2009-07-17T17:51:00.000-07:00

My hair is done, my nails are done...and I have two eyebrows!! haha I can't believe it's Friday already!!! I leave in 3 days...and lets just say Tiffany isn't packed yet....sort of close, but not really! Did some last min. shopping to refill make-up and hair needs and preparing for Chicago to be a little humid, we all know what that does to my hair...its a hot mess! lol I've been keeping in touch with the girls I'll be in Chicago and they all seem so sweet! I can't wait to spend a week with them!!! :)

I still don't have my fun fashion or my opening number back yet, but hopefully tomorrow! That is stressing me out a tad, but I had really good homemade Mexican food..and that made everything better!! :) I still feel like I'm prepared, but not. It like a smorgasbord (if that is how you spell it! lol) of emotions, but when I get to Chicago I will feel good!

Keep checking back because I will be updating the week I'm in Chicago!! :) xoxo

Wild for a Cure

2009-07-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

Today was the Team Captian luncheon for the JDRF walk...coming up in September!! It was great seeing the kids and hearing about families success with raising money for the JDRF! A couple of kids spoke today about their lives with diabetes (pictures coming soon!). This is a great community of family and friends and I am so blessed and honored to be apart of it!!

JDRF-Walk To Cure Diabetes

2009-07-15T19:51:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone!! I just set-up and registered as a Team Captian for the September 12 Walk To Cure Diabetes at Ottawa Park in Toledo, Ohio! I'll post some links for you to go, so you can join me and my family and friends as we support those who live with Diabetes everyday! We CAN make a difference and we need YOUR help!
Team name: O.H.I.O
Team captian: Tiffany Schramm

Hope to see you there!! :) xoxo

5 days and counting...

2009-07-15T14:52:00.000-07:00

Chicago is only 5 days away!!! I can't wait to meet all the girls and share a great week! I have been making buckeyes today to give the girls when I get there...who doesn't like peanut butter and chocolate! :) I have no idea what to expect, but I know it will be a week to remember. These next few days are going to fly by and hopefully i'll be packed by saturday...or should I say over packed by saturday! I have most of my clothes for competition, only a few more pieces let to pick up. GOOD LUCK at Mrs. International Lindsey!!! I know you will represent the Buckeye state well!!! :)